The increasing human need for clean and renewable energy has stimulated research in
artificial photosynthesis, and in particular water photoelectrolysis as a pathway to hydrogen …

This paper reviews recent studies on the semiconductor photocatalysis based on surface-
modified TiO2 of which application is mainly focused on environmental remediation. TiO2 …

Renewable fuel generation is essential for a low carbon footprint economy. Thus, over the
last five decades, a significant effort has been dedicated towards increasing the …

Combinatorial synthesis of solid-state materials comprises the use of automation or
parallelization to systematically vary synthesis parameters. This approach to materials …

Over the past few decades, owing to their unique functional properties such as physical,
chemical, optical and electronic properties, spinel materials have attracted significant …

Abstract The US Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are
develo** technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable, sustainable sources. A cost …

The development of sustainable energy technologies has received considerable attention to
meet increasing global energy demands and to realise organisational goals (eg, United …

We report the first-principles electronic structure of BiVO4, a promising photocatalyst for
hydrogen generation. BiVO4 is found to be a direct band gap semiconductor, despite having …

In view of the worldwide energy challenge in the 21st century, the technology of
semiconductor-based photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has received considerable …

Photo-excitation of certain semiconductors can lead to the production of reactive oxygen
species that can inactivate microorganisms. The mechanisms involved are reviewed, along …